New York Regents first Black chancellor has a vision for public education
In panel on teacher diversity, Lester Young Jr. stresses personal connection with students
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New York State Board of Regents member, Lester Young, Jr., addresses those gathered during a Board of Regents meeting on Monday, July 20, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. Lester Young, Jr. was recently appointed Chancellor of the Board of Regents in 2021. In 2015, Young led an eight-member workgroup charged with forming a possible statewide program designed to help black and Hispanic boys and men graduate high school ready for college, enter the workforce and avoid a life of crime. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)PAUL BUCKOWSKIShow MoreShow Less
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will reopen on Feb. 25, more than three months after sending their students home. It’s the latest milestone for the nation’s largest school system, which continues a fits-and-starts approach to operating amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Interim New York Education Commissioner Betty Rosa was given the job permanently Monday in a unanimous vote by the policy-setting Board of Regents.
Betty Rosa, former Regents chancellor, named permanent education commissioner
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1of5Buy PhotoBetty Rosa, right, speaks with Andrew Brown after their election to the position of Chancellor and Vice Chancellor respectively of the New York State Board of Regents on Monday morning, March 21, 2016, during a meeting held at the Education Department building in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEINShow MoreShow Less
2of5Buy PhotoBetty Rosa, center, reacts after being named Chancellor elect of the New York State Board of Regents during meeting held on Monday, March 21, 2016, at the Education Department building in Albany, N.Y. Rosa will take office on April 1st replacing Merryl H. Tisch. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEINShow MoreShow Less